sk_test_ key, everything works as in live mode (fees, balances,
webhooks, events) but no money moves and no phone is prompted. Test data
and live data never mix.
Finishing payments yourself
In live mode a customer approves a payin on their phone, and a partner completes a payout. In test mode, you decide:fail takes an optional reason, which appears in the payment’s failure:
403 test_mode_only.
Good to know
- Any well-formed phone number works:
+2376and 8 digits in Cameroon. - Test payins become available at once, so you can try payouts straight away. In the dashboard, Add test funds gives you test money in one click.
- Nigerian bank transfer payins return a placeholder payment page
(
checkout.onepay.test): finish them with the test helpers. - Test bank accounts for payouts are approved at once.
- Live limits do not apply in test mode.